{"id":573,"date":"2017-09-15T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T14:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.wordpress.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2017-09-15T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T14:46:14","slug":"google-chrome-will-turn-off-autoplay-videos-with-sound-to-improve-your-browsing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/google-chrome-will-turn-off-autoplay-videos-with-sound-to-improve-your-browsing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome will turn off autoplay videos with sound to improve your browsing experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\">\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"image-credit\" style=\"text-align:right;\"><\/h6>\n<\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<h6 style=\"text-align:right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/tridence.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/chrome.jpg\" alt=\"chrome\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" title=\"\">IMAGE: PHOTOTHEK VIA GETTY IMAGES.<\/h6>\n<section class=\"article-content blueprint\">It&#8217;s not a secret that nowadays our browsing experience can be extremely frustrating due to those autoplay videos which suddenly pop up on the page and don&#8217;t want to go away, even if you try to scroll down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content blueprint\">\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/09\/13\/tabagotchi-chrome-extension-tabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adorable Tamagotchi copycat is here to save you from Chrome tab clutter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The worst part of the experience, perhaps, is the audio. You&#8217;re listening to your Spotify list when the sound of an explosion from a random Hollywood disaster movie bursts into your ears, and you have to frenetically chase the Chrome tab responsible for the noise.<\/p>\n<p>In order to at least partly solve the autoplay video problem, and make Chrome more user-friendly, Google wants to give control over audio back to users.<\/p>\n<p>From January 2018, with Chrome 64, autoplay will work only when either there&#8217;s no sound in the video or the user has shown interest in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will allow autoplay to occur when users want media to play, and respect users&#8217; wishes when they don&#8217;t,&#8221; Google&#8217;s Software Engineer Mounir Lamouri said in a\u00a0blog post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These changes will also unify desktop and mobile web behavior, making web media development more predictable across platforms and browsers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Chrome 63 will have a new option for users to &#8220;completely disable audio for individual sites&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This site muting option will persist between browsing sessions, allowing users to customize when and where audio will play,&#8221; Google said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These changes will give users greater control over media playing in their browser while making it easier for publishers to implement autoplay where it benefits the user.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"byline \"><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/gmezzofiore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author_image\" src=\"https:\/\/i.amz.mshcdn.com\/k8LGvav-VSY1Oqof0VYb4CfbOMQ=\/90x90\/2016%2F06%2F29%2F5a%2Fphoto.9a556.jpg\" alt=\"2016%2f06%2f29%2f5a%2fphoto.9a556\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"author_name\">BY:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/gmezzofiore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMAGE: PHOTOTHEK VIA GETTY IMAGES. It&#8217;s not a secret that nowadays our browsing experience can be extremely frustrating due to those autoplay videos which suddenly pop up on the page and don&#8217;t want to go away, even if you try to scroll down. 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